purgative

Example Sentences

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This is the opposite of escapism, and while I can’t say “Bad Luck Banging” is a lot of fun, it has a purgative, present-tense power.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2021

Taking out the trash is like administering a purgative to my house.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2019

And this, too, felt like a purgative end to 2016.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

I knew that my impulsive behavior was sparked by the emotional energy I had just absorbed from Pud’s funeral, and somehow I felt this a necessary finale, or purgative.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2015

Is there the purgative rhubarb or thyme that cures the long lethargy?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein